President Robert Mugabe spared no punches at the African Union summit in
South Africa this weekend. He took jabs at South Africa and Nigeria for
“betraying” Africa by signing the UN Security Council Resolution of 1973 in
2011, which approved military action against slain Libyan leader, Muammar
Gaddafi.
He told the summit that Africa would never agree to the two countries
getting permanent seats on the council as they had betrayed the continent’s
trust.
According to Independent News, Mugabe was speaking at a meeting of the
‘Committee of 10′ which was discussing possible changes to the Ezulwini
Consensus – an agreement stating Africa’s position of reform within the UN
Security Council. South Africa was also calling for the agreement to adopt
a more flexible approach as the rigid demands were causing problems in seeing
reforms in the council.
South African president is quoted to have said last year: “Africa needs to
compromise – not reiterate fixed positions as it has done for the past nine
years.”
But, according to one regional official who was at the meeting, Mugabe’s
lashing out at South Africa and Nigeria would seriously hamper impede South
Africa’s case for amending the consensus. Source (Independent News)